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- Day 293
- Wednesday, June 12, 2019
- 🌫 9 °C
- Altitude: 3,917 m
EcuadorLagunas de los Venados0°45’43” S 78°10’33” W
14.7 Ecuador Movie
June 12, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
Here the last and final Movie:
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtpkolEJaK6XgY4CCdzLB31Jqr76BQ
I am back in Germany now since yesterday as a surprise for my father’s birthdays.
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- Day 291
- Monday, June 10, 2019
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- EcuadorMontañita1°49’29” S 80°45’16” W
14.6.2 Sunset time
June 10, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Love this, ocean, warm, waves, beach volleyball, sunset, ... awesome!
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- Day 290
- Sunday, June 9, 2019
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- EcuadorMontañita1°49’38” S 80°45’17” W
14.6.1 Montañita
June 9, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I missed the beach and finally I found a spot where they play beach volleyball. Seems to be a rarity here, more Brazilian than Colombian or Ecuadorean thing to do.
And th pacific is so warm here!
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- Day 286
- Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 1:35 PM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,761 m
- EcuadorBaños de Agua Santa1°23’39” S 78°25’29” W
14.5.2 Routa de Cascadas
June 5, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Rented a bike and went the 20ish km to the “final” waterfall. Well, final is not final final, but the main one on the rout. Way back only uphill and raining so we took a truck back.
And tunnelsRead more
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- Day 285
- Tuesday, June 4, 2019
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,840 m
- EcuadorRio Negro1°20’3” S 78°14’21” W
14.5.1 Casa del Arbol
June 4, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
At this nice location you can have a very nice swing into the valley or canyon of the mountain, and if the weather would have been good there would have been better pictures. But it was still worthRead more
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- Day 284
- Monday, June 3, 2019 at 8:25 AM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 3,831 m
- EcuadorLaguna Quilotoa0°52’6” S 78°54’49” W
14.4 Laguna Quilotoa
June 3, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
A very nice hike but freezing cold at night. Luckily the weather was perfect and I just used the right moment with less wind.
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- Day 282
- Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 12:18 PM
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 2,193 m
- EcuadorRucu Pichincha0°9’46” S 78°34’1” W
14.3.2 Summiting Ruco Pichincha
June 1, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
I really needed to go slow on the last bit, as it was already exhausting at that altitude, but then I also needed to climb!
But all the suffering was worth it, as the feeling up there was incredible.Read more
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- Day 282
- Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 10:25 AM
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 3,984 m
- EcuadorRucu Pichincha0°10’41” S 78°32’35” W
14.3.1 Hiking Ruco Pichincha (Quito)
June 1, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
My one and only activity in Quito: Hiking to Ruco Pichincha, a peak at roughly 4700m above zero. At this altitude, the air really gents noticeably thinner.
Starting in Quito at cerca 3500m, takingRead more
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- Day 279
- Wednesday, May 29, 2019
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,152 m
- EcuadorEl Cinto0°3’48” S 78°48’39” W
14.2 Camino de Cascadas (Mindo)
May 29, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Looking for a overpriced, distant tourist trap in th jungle? Here you go, Mindo is your town in the middle of the cloud forest. And maaaan, does it deserve this name. Was still worth it and I met somRead more
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- Day 277
- Monday, May 27, 2019 at 12:02 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 3,110 m
- EcuadorLaguna de Cuicocha0°17’47” N 78°20’52” W
14.1.4 Laguna Cuicocha
May 27, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
What really shouldn’t be underestimated is the sun at 3500m altitude. It was too strong, so I didn’t do the whole round trip on the rim, which is also 14 km long ... not a joke. But it was alsoRead more
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- Day 276
- Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 12:35 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 2,664 m
- EcuadorRío Peguche0°13’11” N 78°14’6” W
14.1.3 Lago San Pablo
May 26, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A day after the waterfall hike, we needed a easy going walk, for which the lake provided the perfect opportunity. Especially the altitude of over 3000m needs to be taken into consideration. AlthoughRead more
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- Day 275
- Saturday, May 25, 2019
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 2,609 m
- EcuadorQuebrada Batallón Imbabura0°14’18” N 78°14’19” W
14.1.2 Cascada Peguche
May 25, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
At last finally another waterfall. Was really missing it!
Moreover, this trip to the cascada turned out to be a super nice trip. Liked it a lot, especially to go all the way to the top. You can justRead more
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- Day 274
- Friday, May 24, 2019
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,546 m
- EcuadorMiguel Egas0°14’51” N 78°14’56” W
14.1.1 El Tio
May 24, 2019 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Living with a Quechuan family on the farm. Including a guinea-pig “rearing”, chickens, two cats, seven dogs, 1729 mosquitoes and several spiders to eat the mosquitoes; And of course theRead more
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- Day 271
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
ColombiaCaño Canapure3°29’1” N 72°54’43” W
13.16 Colombia Movie
May 21, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After almost three months here I got so much footage that I stated producing the Colombia movie already during my stay there. Yesterday night I was able to finish it and it is now available after overRead more
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- Day 270
- Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:43 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,489 m
- ColombiaRio Magdelena1°54’10” N 76°16’1” W
13.15 San Augustin (Chaquirá)
May 20, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
My last stop in Colombia was San Augustin, famous for its indigenous engravings and statues. Several hundred years ago, these tribes lived in this region and went all over the place with theirRead more
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- Day 267
- Friday, May 17, 2019 at 3:33 PM
- 🌫 34 °C
- Altitude: 452 m
- ColombiaLas Yeguas3°14’26” N 75°7’17” W
13.14.2 Desierto de Tatacoa (gres, gray)
May 17, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌫 34 °C
After a very hot and exhausting, but beautiful, walk through the desert, we finally arrived at the grey desert. Also shaped by canyons, but deeper and also different in a way.
For 8.000 pesos I alsoRead more
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- Day 267
- Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:46 AM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 418 m
- ColombiaSan Francisco3°13’50” N 75°10’14” W
13.14.1 Desierto de Tatacoa (rojo=red)
May 17, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On my way to Ecuador I really wanted to stop at the Desert of Tatacoa, which is just such an amazing place. We spend two nights there which gave us a full day to explore this super hot desert.
WeRead more
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- Day 261
- Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 8:35 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,622 m
- ColombiaGuayabal de Síquima4°52’42” N 74°28’1” W
13.13.4 Fiesta del Pueblo Guayabal
May 11, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Luckily, we were in Guayabal at the roofer moment, because we were able to attend the yearly donation collection party, where each family donates money for the upcoming festival in Juli.
Of courseRead more
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- Day 260
- Friday, May 10, 2019
- 🌧 21 °C
- Altitude: 1,686 m
- ColombiaSan Bernardo4°52’47” N 74°29’47” W
13.13.3 Working with animals
May 10, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
I somehow have a fable for working with animals. Especially these amazing dogs. And most of all Arco, who can look a 10 year old right into the face, because he is so tall. But nonetheless, they areRead more
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- Day 259
- Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:38 AM
- 🌧 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,686 m
- ColombiaSan Bernardo4°52’46” N 74°29’46” W
13.13.2 Ranch life
May 9, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Working on the ranch includes feeding the animals, mostly horses, cutting their food, collecting eggs and cleaning the stables.
The work is not that hard though. The most exhausting thing is theRead more
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- Day 257
- Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 8:13 AM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,659 m
- ColombiaSan Bernardo4°52’45” N 74°29’44” W
13.13.1 Ranch
May 7, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Change of plans! Actually we wanted to go south, however we found a ranch of Swiss lady how married a Colombian guy and his father “needs” (is happy to have) help with th pe ranch/finca.
So weRead more
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- Day 251
- Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 1:48 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 3,122 m
- ColombiaMonserrate4°36’26” N 74°3’16” W
13.12 Monserrate (Bogotá)
May 1, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A very nice (and gratis) hike up to Monserrate, a church, viewpoint, cellular antenna station and thus a tourist magnet; Well, rather less because of the last aspect.
Anyway I enjoyed it a lot. AndRead more
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- Day 248
- Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2:12 PM
- 🌧 18 °C
- Altitude: 2,577 m
- ColombiaSuesca5°5’41” N 73°47’29” W
13.11 Suesca
April 28, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We visited this little town (pueblo) named Suesca. It is famous for its “cliffs” where many many people climb every day. There is also this railroad track, which is still used by the way, whichRead more
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- Day 245
- Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 9:58 AM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 2,533 m
- ColombiaAlto La Ribera4°38’35” N 75°28’38” W
13.10.2 Valle de Cocora
April 25, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
A must see and also included in all documentaries about Colombia, the palm tree forest. Here, you find palms that move about 5-10 cm (~3”) per year. It is assumed that that’s the reason why theyRead more
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- Day 244
- Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 11:05 AM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 2,036 m
- ColombiaQuebrada El Bosque4°38’23” N 75°33’60” W
13.10.1 Salento
April 24, 2019 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Before heading to Bogotá, I had a short stay in Salento, which is much more touristic.
But more importantly, it is near Valle de Cocora!
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